Means for assembling building parts



Nov. 3, 1942.

l 1 I l I I I l l l l Il fm www@ N0V- 3, 1942 H. HAsL-:NBURGER ETAL 2,300,734 l MEANS FOR ASSEMBLING BUILDING PARTS Filed` Aug. 22, 1941 2 sheets-sheet 2 -m 47 4a Wim 40 l 49 52. (a1/[M60 L5? Patented Nov. 3, 1942 Henry Hasenburger, Newark, N. J., and Harvey Wiley Corbett, P H C Housing corporation of Ohio New York, N. Y., assignors to Corporation,

New York, N. Y., a

' Application August 22, 1941, Serial No. 407,862

6 Claims. v (Cl: 108-33) This invention relates generally to building construction and` is -more particularly directed to a method of and means for securing parts of buildings in their assembled relationship. IHeretofore, when a building, particularly a residence of the frame type, was being erected, the parts, such. as sidings, shingles and ooring were nailed to the studs, rafters, joists or other supports. Such manner of attaching the parts was slow, laborious and relatively expensive and theV parts were practically destroyed as faras dismantling and re-use was concerned.

In the present invention, the various parts are factory formed, shipped to the building site in a dismantled condition and rapidly assembled without the use of conventional fastening devices such as nails, screws or similar articles.l

One of the principal objects of the present invention is the production of means for securing building parts which will facilitate the operation of attaching such parts to the framework and positively maintain the parts in' assembled relation by exerting thereupon a resilient holding force, the securing means being so connected with the complementa] parts that, if desired, the building may be dismantled, without destroying the parts, and erected upon a new location.

- Another object resides in the provision of means for securing finish panels to supporting frames to form a wall regardless of whether the wall is vertical as a side Wall, horizontal, as a` floor, or sloping as in a roof.

taken through the roof on the plane indicated by the line III-III of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofa clip employed to secure parts of the building in assembled relationship;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View taken through a portion of the floor in the building showing the boards of the floor attached to the joists by clips of the type illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig..6 is a side elevational View of atool employed in applying the wall panel securing clips. Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral I designates the side wall of the building. In this instance, the building includes a frame having studs 2, joists 3, a roof girt 4 and rafters 5. The joists and girts are connected,lthe former abutting the latter and receiving lag screws or `other fastening elements 6 which extend through the girt. The lag screws serve to secure vhooks 'I to the girt, these hooks projecting awayfrom the girt and being formed at the outer ends as at 8 to receive tongues 9 depending from eave siding boards IIJ; These boards have longitudinally extending recesses II l formed adjacent to their upper edges, the recesses having arcuate cross sections, the purpose A more specic object resides in ther formation of a wall panel securing clip which is formed from a strip of sheet metal bent to provide a lateral lip at one end and a hook at the-other, the portion betweenthe ends being curved to constitute a spring, the building parts to besecured by the clips being so formed. as to receive the hooks and lips thereof.`

Further objects will be apparent from the fol- A' 7 lowing description and the accompanyingv drawn ings in which Wall panel securing means formed in accordance with the invention havebeen disclosed in detail and operatively positioned` in connection with cooperative building parts.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse sectionalv view taken through the adjoining portions of a side wall and roof of a building formed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken through the roof of the building at the ridge;

Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional View sus? gio of which will be set forth hereafter.

' The joists are provided adjacent to their ends with spacing blocks I2, against which the lower ends of rafters I3k abut, these rafters being secured in this relation by the ,pins I4 extending through the joists and rafters. In the present illustration, the rafters are inclined from the opposite sides of the building and theupper ends arel spaced by a ridge board I5 which extends longitudinally of the building and which is formed on .its lower portion with longitudinally spaced notches I6 for the reception of` rafter tie strips I'I, these members also being secured to therafters byvpins I 8. When the tie strips are secured to the rafters and positioned in the notches in the ridge board, the rafters will be rmly` held in roof -frame forming order. The height of the ridge board is less than the width of the ends of the rafters to provide-a space as of a portion of the roof to be laterdescribed.

After the framework of the building and roof has been assembled,

the outer covering is applied 50. to finish the exterior o-f'the building. The side walls are completed by theapplication of finish panels 20 in the manner set forth in our copending application, Serial No. 378,548led February .12,7 i941. After the sidewall panelshave been applied, the eave-siding strip I0 is putin place by positioning the tongue 9 in engagement with the rear surfaces of the hooks 8. The panel I is then moved downwardly to its proper position and held in substantially vertical order by the engagement of a strip 2| secured to the upper rear edge with the outer side of the girt 4. The building is now ready for the application of the roof panels.

.The panel 22 hereinafter designated as the starter panel is applied rst by positioning the rounded rear surface 23 of molding 24 secured to the lower edge of the starter panel, in the recess The panel is then swung rearwardly, using the engagement of the surface 23 l,with the recess as a pivot until blocks 25 carried by the under side of the panel are positioned back of girt 4 and a bar 26 attached to the starter panel adjacent to the upper edge engages the rafters. Through the position of the blocks back of the girt and the engagement of the surfaces 23 and the starter panel is prevented from moving away from the frame in a direction parallel to the surfaces of the panel. It is prevented from pivotal movement by clips 21 which are engaged with a shoulder 28 provided on the bar 26 and pin means 29 projecting from the rafters.

The clips 21, as indicated in Fig. 4, are formed from metallic spring strip material and include a body portion 30 provided at one end with a laterally projecting lip 3| and at the opposite end with a reversely bent hook 32. The lip is formed for engagement with the shoulders 28 while the hooks are so formed as to be detachably engaged with the pins 29. The intermediate portion of the body is bent as at 33 to provide a bowed portion 34 which extends in the same direction from the body as the lip and hook. This bowed portion constitutes a spring which serves to yieldably maintain the roofing panels in rm engagement with the edges of the rafters.

When the clips are being applied to secure the roong panels, the lips 3| are engaged with the shoulders 28 and cleats 35 on the next course of panels are positioned against the clips to prevent their accidental `displacement. After the clips are so positioned, a hook-shaped extremity of a suitable hand tool is inserted in openings 21a formed in the body portions of the clips at the ends of the bowed parts and sufcient ten? sioning force is manually applied to flex the clips to permit the pins 29 to be passed through the hooks 32 and into openings provided therefor in the rafters.

The roofing panels are applied in courses, the lower portions of the later applied panels being disposed in overlapping relationship with the previously applied panels. To retain the lower portions of the panels in connection with the roof frame, their under sides are provided with longitudinal extending cleats 35 which have ribs 36 spaced from the panel, the spacing conformwhen subsequent courses are applied, the ribs 38 are disposed back of the upper edges of the previously applied panels, these edges entering the recesses between the ribs 36 and the panels. The ribs also engage the body portions of the clips 21 and prevent their accidental removal from engagement with the shoulders 28. 'I'he upper portions of the subsequent courses are secured to the rafters in the same manner as the corresponding edge of the starter panel. When a suicient number of roofing panels have been applied to cover the roof onboth sides to points adjacent to the ridge. a V-shaped trim panel 31 the ends of the rafters.

is positioned over the ridge with the lower ends of the panel in overlapping relation with the upper courses of the roong panels. The panel 31 is formed from a. pair of strip-like bodies 38 disposed in angular relationship and connected at their upper edges with a longitudinally extending bar 39, the thickness thereof corresponding substantially to the space I9 between This: bar is located in the space |9 when the panel 31 is in properly applie'dvpositon and retains the panel against lateral movement.

To prevent the panel from moving vertically, a pair of cleats 40 are attached to the under surfaces of the strips 38 and these cleats have pivoted blocks 4| provided in longitudinally spaced order thereon. Prior to attaching the panel, the blocks 4| are turned to extend longitudinally of the cleats and after the panel 31 has been applied, the blocks are turned to the positions indicated in Fig. '2 wherein the free ends will be disposed under the strips 26 of the upper courses of roof panels. The upper surfaces of the blocks are slightly inclined so that when they are turned to position the free ends under the cleats 26, a Wedge-like action will be developed to draw the panel into rm engagement with the other roof panels. The joint between the strips 38 is protected from moisture by the application of a metallic strip 42.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, 'the end edges of the roong panels are provided with slots 43 for the reception of tongues 44 extending from metallic flashing strips 45. The body portions of these strips extend downwardly as at 46, then upwardly as at 41, to provide a relatively sharp edge 48 from which moisture may drip,-

this construction preventing the flow of moisture into the space between the flashing .and molding strip means 49 which is disposed in engagement with the flashing and serves to hold lthis material in place. The inner edges of the flashing are bent downwardly as indicated at 5|'|A to position the same behind the molding 49. This molding is carried by trim members 5| which have blocks 52 and cleats 53 secured to the inner surfaces thereof, the cleats engaging the rear surfaces of exterior panels at the ends of 'the building to retain the trim members in position. After 'the trim members have been attached, the exterior walls will be completed, Vthe lower edge portions of the trim members overlying the siding at the end of the building.

If desired, the clips 21 may be used to attach siding or flooring to complemental portions of the building framework. For example, Fig. 5

ing to the thickness of the panel body. Thus,

illustrates a section of ilooring'secured to joists by clips 21. The joists are provided at spaced intervals with pins 29 for the reception of the hooked ends of the clips. The lips 3| are positioned in slots 56 provided inthe edges of the flooring 51. To facilitate the insertion of Vthe lips 3| in the slots 56, the clips are flexed after the hooks 32 have been engaged with pins 29 in the-joists by a hand tool of the type shown -in Fig. 6, which has a handle 59 and a lateral projection 60 adjacent to one end. The end of the handle nearest the projection is provided with a hook 6| to be positioned in one of the openings 21a in the clip. The projection may then be placed on the flooring and the handle rocked toward the floor to flex the clip and permit the lip to be inserted in theslot 56. One ledge of each section of flooring is secured to 'I5' the joi'sts by positioning splined strips 58 in grooves formed in the adjoining edges ofthe flooring panels. Since the strips B are positioned in both panels, the clip 21 of the panel rst applied serves to hold both panels in position on the joists. The opposite edge of the second panel is then secured by clips 2l.

The inner surfaces of the building Walls may be nished by the application of panel boards 59 which may be secured in any suitable manner.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that means have been provided to facilitate the assembling of building parts and through the use of the means illustrated herein, the various parts of the building may be maintained in assembled relationship or the building may be subsequently dismantled without the destruction of any of the parts. While but a single modication of the invention has been illustrated, it is obvious that many minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. In building construction, a frame, a finish -panel having a shoulder disposed in engagement with said frame, pin means projecting from said frame, and clip means for securing said panel to said frame, said clip means comprising a striplike metallic bodir for engagement with the shoulder on said panel, and a hook for connection with said pin means, the body of said clip between said lip and hook being flexible to permit the distance between said hook and lip to be varied to a limited extent.

2. In a building of the type having a framework provided with a plurality of rafters inclined toward a ridge board, roofing means comprising horizontal rows of finish panels disposed in overlapping relationship, said panels having longitudinally extending shoulders adjacent to the upper and lower edges, the latter shoulder of each panel being positioned at the rear of the next lower panel, pin means projecting laterally from the rafters substantially in registration with the upper shoulders on said panels, and clip means connected to said pins and engaging said upper shoulders to retain said panels in applied positions.

3. In a building of the type having a framework provided with a plurality of rafters inclined toward a ridge board, rooiing means comprising horizontal rows of nish panels disposed in overlapping relationship, said panels having longitudinally extending shoulders adjacent to the upper and lower edges, the latter shoulder of each panel being positioned at the rear of the next lower panel, pin means projecting laterally having a laterally directed lip 3 from the rafters substantially in registration With the upper shoulders on said panels, clip means connected to said pins and engaging said upper shoulders, and means provided on each oi said clips between the pin and shoulder engaging ends to yieldably urge said panels toward said rafters.

4. In a building of the type having a framework provided with a plurality of rafters inclined toward a ridge board, roofing mea-ns comprising horizontal rows of finish panels disposed in overlapping relationship, said panels having longitudinally extending shoulders adjacent to the upper and lower edges, the latter shoulder of each panel being positioned at the rear of the next lower panel, pin means projecting laterally from the rafters substantially in registration with the upper shoulders on said panels, clip means connected to said pin means and engaging the upper shoulders on said panels, a V-shaped finish strip positioned over the ridge board of said framework, the lower portions of said strip overlapping the upper rows of panels, and block means pivotally carried by the under side of said iinish strip, said block means being removably disposed back of said upper finish panels to retain said V- shaped strip in applied position.

5. A fastening clip for uniting wall-forming panels to building frames, comprising a fiat strip of metal bent semicircularly intermediate of the ends thereof to provide for the elongation of the strip when subjected to tension-producing forces, one end of said strip terminating in an eye providing for the securing of the strip to an associated building frame, the opposite end oi the strip terminating in an angular lip adapted to receive and embrace the edge portion of an associated wall-forming panel in order to retain the latter in connection with the building frame.

6. A metallic fastening clip for securing wallforming panels to associated building frames, said clip comprising a strip of metal bent intermediately of the ends thereof to form a resilient semicircular loop, the ends of said loop terminating in oppositely directed webs, both of the latter lying in the same plane at one side of 'the loop, one of said webs terminating at its outer end in an eye adapted for the reception of a securing element for holding the clip in connection with an associated building frame, and an angularly bent lip formed at the outer end of the other of said webs, said lip being spaced fron-i said loop to provide within a clip a recess for the reception of the edge portion of an associated wallforming panel.

HENRY HASENBURGER. HARVEY WILEY CORBETT. 

